Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and TREES (OTCMKTS:CANN) Financial Review

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and TREES (OTCMKTS:CANN) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.4% of Agilent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.3% of TREES shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Agilent Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.0% of TREES shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Agilent Technologies and TREES”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agilent Technologies	$6.95 billion	5.46	$1.30 billion	$4.57	29.29
TREES	$13.66 million	0.28	-$3.48 million	($0.02)	-1.72

Agilent Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than TREES. TREES is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilent Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Agilent Technologies and TREES, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agilent Technologies	0	3	13	2	2.94
TREES	0	0	0	0	0.00

Agilent Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $164.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.91%. Given Agilent Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than TREES.

Risk & Volatility

Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TREES has a beta of -0.77, indicating that its share price is 177% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Agilent Technologies and TREES’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agilent Technologies	18.75%	25.20%	12.99%
TREES	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Agilent Technologies beats TREES on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies, Inc. provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Life Sciences and Applied Markets, Diagnostics and Genomics, and Agilent CrossLab. The Life Sciences and Applied Markets segment offers liquid chromatography systems and components; liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems; gas chromatography systems and components; gas chromatography mass spectrometry systems; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instruments; atomic absorption instruments; microwave plasma-atomic emission spectrometry instruments; inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry instruments; raman spectroscopy; cell analysis plate based assays; flow cytometer; real-time cell analyzer; cell imaging systems; microplate reader; laboratory software; information management and analytics; laboratory automation and robotic systems; dissolution testing; and vacuum pumps, and measurement technologies. The Diagnostics and Genomics segment focuses on genomics, nucleic acid contract manufacturing and research and development, pathology, companion diagnostics, reagent partnership, and biomolecular analysis businesses. The Agilent CrossLab segment provides GC and LC columns, sample preparation products, custom chemistries, and laboratory instrument supplies; and offers services portfolio, including repairs, parts, maintenance, installations, training, compliance support, software as a service, asset management, and consulting services. The company markets its products through direct sales, distributors, resellers, manufacturer’s representatives, and electronic commerce. Agilent Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

About TREES

Trees Corporation provides products and services to the regulated cannabis industry in the United States. The company operates through Retail and Cultivation segments. It operates a licensed 17,000 square foot light deprivation greenhouse cultivation facility; and retail dispensary store in Englewood, Colorado, as well as retail stores in Portland, Oregon. The company was formerly known as General Cannabis Corp. and changed its name to Trees Corporation in June 2022. Trees Corporation was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.